Armenian Writers Association of California announces literary contest of Hrant and Manush SimonianJune 25, 2009 - 18:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Writers Association of California announces a literary contest of Hrant and Manush Simonian to select the best poet and prose writer of the year. The winners of the first contest will receive $500 awards. Interested persons can submit up to 15 poems or 5 novels to the office of Armenian Writers Association of California. Names of the winners will be announced in late September and the award-giving ceremony will be held on October 1 at the Glendale Public Library. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. Partner news | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |